Needville High School 2018 -19 Student Handbook TABLE OF CONTENTS Public Notices .................................................................................................................................................... 1 School Calendar ................................................................................................................................................. 5 Bell Schedule ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 What to do if ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 Student Assessment Calendar ............................................................................................................................ 8 ATTENDANCE State Attendance Laws and Rules ......................................................................................................... 9 Definitions ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Board Approved Extenuating Circumstances ....................................................................................... 9 Non-Extenuating Absences ................................................................................................................. 10 Documentation .................................................................................................................................... 10 Re entry permit ................................................................................................................................... 11 CARC.................................................................................................................................................. 12 Notices ................................................................................................................................................ 12 Appeal to the Board ............................................................................................................................ 12 Make-up Work .................................................................................................................................... 12 Anticipated Absence ........................................................................................................................... 13 College Visitation ............................................................................................................................... 13 Withdrawal for Nonattendance Suspension .......................................................................................................................................... 13 Late Entries ......................................................................................................................................... 14 Issuance of a Driver’s License ............................................................................................................ 14 Recordkeeping .................................................................................................................................... 14 Tardiness ............................................................................................................................................. 14 School Trips ........................................................................................................................................ 14 Visitation ............................................................................................................................................. 14 Leaving Campus ................................................................................................................................. 15 END OF THE SCHOOL DAY PM Procedure ..................................................................................................................................... 15 Student Drivers ................................................................................................................................... 15 Bus Riders ........................................................................................................................................... 15 Car Riders ........................................................................................................................................... 15 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Attendance .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Extracurricular Eligibility ................................................................................................................... 16 No Pass, No Play Exemption .............................................................................................................. 17 GRADING Policy on Grading ............................................................................................................................... 17 Special Populations ............................................................................................................................. 18 Students with Disabilities ................................................................................................................... 18 Promotion ............................................................................................................................................ 18 Grading Scale ...................................................................................................................................... 18 Permanent Record ............................................................................................................................... 18 Grading Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 19 Dual Credit Grading Guidelines ......................................................................................................... 19 Awarding of Credit ............................................................................................................................. 19 Report Cards ....................................................................................................................................... 19 Report Card Schedules ........................................................................................................................ 20 Progress Reports Schedules ................................................................................................................ 20 Procedures for Re-teaching/Retesting ................................................................................................. 20 Tutorial Services ................................................................................................................................. 21 Edgenuity ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Exemption Policy ................................................................................................................................ 21 Semester Exam Schedule .................................................................................................................... 22 Schedule Change ................................................................................................................................. 22 Parent-Teacher Conferences ............................................................................................................... 22 COUNSELING (Academic and Personal) ....................................................................................................... 23 CURRICULUM Course Load ........................................................................................................................................ 24 Semester System ................................................................................................................................. 24 Importance of Course Selection .......................................................................................................... 24 Summer School ................................................................................................................................... 24 Credit by Examination with Prior Instruction ..................................................................................... 25 Credit by Examination without Prior Instruction ................................................................................ 25 Correspondence Courses ..................................................................................................................... 26 Physical Education Waiver ................................................................................................................. 26 Olympic-Caliber Physical Activity Program ...................................................................................... 26 Classification for Physical Education ................................................................................................. 27 Fitness Gram Requirements ................................................................................................................ 27 Academic Eligibility for Collegiate Athletics ....................................................................................